Transplant melons outdoors in South Dakota once soil has warmed past the chill of spring, roughly mid-to-late May for most of the state, and never before…

South Dakota’s short, heat-limited growing season favors fast-maturing muskmelons and icebox watermelons over anything bred for a long southern summer.

Across most of South Carolina, melons go into the ground from mid-April through mid-May, once soil has shaken off the last frost risk of late winter.

Short-season, heat-tolerant melons win in South Carolina, and long-season honeydew types are the riskiest bet outside the coastal Lowcountry.

Sow melon seeds indoors around late April, four to five weeks before you plan to move them outside, and don’t transplant until after the average last…

Saskatchewan’s short, cool growing season limits realistic melon choices to fast-maturing types: quick-ripening cantaloupe and muskmelon varieties bred…

Rhode Island gardeners should start melon seeds indoors around mid-April and move transplants outside once the last frost risk has passed, generally from…

Rhode Island’s best bets are short-season cantaloupe and muskmelon types that mature in 75 to 85 days.

In Quebec, start melon seeds indoors around late April and transplant outdoors only after the frost risk has genuinely passed, generally the third week…

Short-season muskmelons and cantaloupes bred for cool climates are the safest bet in Quebec, given a mean frost-free window of about five months and…